Medications

Aphthasol®

Marketed as “The first and only FDA-approved prescription medicine for the treatment of canker sores!”, Aphthasol® is an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic agent that acts by inhibiting histamines and leukotrienes.

Containing the active ingredient amlexanox, Aphthasol® is applied as a paste directly to mouth sores.

The downside is, unlike most treatments, since it’s only available by prescription, you still have to go to your doctor to get it, which likely means a fee for the office visit or a copay, in addition to your portion of the prescription itself.

Further, as with all topical medications, Aphthasol® treats the symptoms, not the cause, and therefore does nothing to prevent further outbreaks of mouth sores.